Registration Form
To register for the Thinking Like Water Film and Live Conversation Series, please fill out the form below.
Included in your registration:
Exclusive access to the five-part docuseries to watch prior to the live discussions on Fridays.
Invitation-only live and in person discussions with the host, filmmaker, mentor and other special guest speakers.
Weekly reminders and calendar invitations for each week’s episode and live chat.
Video recording of each week’s conversation.
Schedule:
September 4 – October 3,2026
Weekly on Fridays
6:00 PM PT — Optional film screening (Zoom or in Person)
7:30 PM PT — Live discussion (Zoom or in Person)
Pricing:
Full Price – $175
Bring-a-Friend – $100/person
Seniors (65+) – $99
Partial Scholarship – $75
Artisans, Students – $50
We recognize that opportunities and resources are not equally distributed across the world and people are able to contribute at different levels or in different ways.
For full scholarships or non-monetary contributions, please email us at waterweaverearthworks@gmail.com with the details of your request.
Group rates are also available. Please email us at waterweaverearthworks@gmail.com to share the details about your group and your request.
PLEASE NOTE: The following registration questions help us offer more relevant programs to our community members and expand Water Weaver Earthworks educational programming.
Thinking Like Water - Fall 2026 Registration
Contact Information
You’ll receive a confirmation email, receipt and Zoom link after you register.
Please note: Once you register for the film series, you will be added to the Water Weaver Earthworks mailing list. You can unsubscribe or manage your email preferences at any time.
Privacy & Use of Information
We respect your privacy and are committed to using your information responsibly. The information collected through this registration form is used to better understand our audience, improve programming, guide outreach, and strengthen community engagement.
Your answers are never sold or shared with third parties and are not used for commercial marketing purposes.
We store data securely and retain it only for as long as necessary to support program planning, evaluation, and reporting.
If you have questions about how your information is used or wish to request removal of your data, please contact waterweaverearthworks@gmail.com
FAQS:
Must I attend each live weekly discussion group?
Much of the value comes from the live discussions each week. We strongly encourage you to participate in the live discussions. If you are unable to attend a live conversation, we will be sharing with registrants a recording of each week’s discussion on Fridays.
How does Bring A Friend registration work?
The Bring A Friend discount is a promotional offer where you and a friend can each get a reduced price.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Meet Our Special Guest Speakers
Meet the Filmmaker
Renea Roberts — Filmmaker, Thinking Like Water
Renea Roberts is a documentary storyteller working at the intersection of practical and philosophical meaning—exploring cultural and physical landscapes, civic relationships, and empowerment. Her work observes complex social issues and elevates community knowledge through an emotive, accessible style. Read more about Renea in this interview by Jessica Rath in Abiquiu News – Who Produced Thinking Like Water ?
Brad Lancaster — Rainwater Harvester, Permaculture Instructor, Author
Brad Lancaster is an expert in rainwater harvesting, passive solar design, permaculture, and community-driven native food forestry. His books on Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyondand his bold, innovative strategies help communities restore ecosystems, grow food, and manage water in dry regions using practical, low-cost, nature-based solutions. Learn more about Brad’s work.
September 25 — 7:30 PM PT
Bill Zeedyk — Ecological Restoration Pioneer, Biologist, Author, Let the Water Do the Work, Featured Expert in Thinking Like Water, a Five-part Documentary Series
Bill Zeedyk is a living legend. After 34 years as a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Forest Service, he launched a second career restoring degraded streams, wetlands, and floodplains using low-tech, low-cost, and low-risk methods that work with nature. Over seven decades, Bill has helped heal hundreds of miles of waterways in the desert southwest and beyond, mentored thousands of practitioners and volunteers, and taught people across the world to read the land, slow water, and trust natural processes. He is the author of Let the Water Do the Work and the featured expert throughout the Thinking Like Water five-part docuseries. Learn more about Bill’s work.
October 2— 7:30 PM PT
Meet Your Water Mentor & Host
Wren Soperanes — Water Cycle Restoration Practitioner, Consultant & Designer
Wren Soperanes is the founder of Water Weaver Earthworks, a licensed water cycle restoration consultancy rooted in Twisp, Washington. He works with landowners and communities to design and implement restoration strategies that reestablish natural hydrological function. Increasing infiltration, groundwater recharge, soil water retention across upland, riparian, and wetland systems. His practice spans wetland restoration, post-fire watershed recovery, passive water harvesting design, beaver coexistence and beaver policy work. Informed by the field's leading practitioners including Bill Zeedyk, Brad Lancaster, Dr. Emily Fairfax and Zach Weiss.
Wren leads the water retention workstream at the Methow Watershed Council and holds a Washington State General Contractor license for restoration construction. He brings to his practice a profound ancestral relationship with water, rooted in his Ñuu Savi heritage, the People of the Rain.
As your host for this series, Wren brings the landscape into the room. Each Friday evening is an invitation to see the Methow Valley differently, to understand the water moving beneath your feet, through your property, and through this watercatchement we all share. Come learn. Come connect. Come ready to put your hands in the ground.
Read more at waterweaverearthwork.com 🌱